I found the cookie cutters in the holiday isle where the party supplies are found. As soon as we got home the kids and I got started.

First carefully cut out a circle at the bottom of the pumpkin. Lift out the bottom and using the scraping tool remove all the seeds from the inside. (Save the seeds for roasting or planting).

Place a cookie cutter on any part of the pumpkin and tap firmly with a rubber mallet. Keep tapping all around the cookie cutter until half of it has pierced the pumpkin's shell.

Using needle nose pliers remove the cookie cutter. It will take a couple times of pulling and wiggling to get the cookie cutter removed.

Using the serrated saw from the pumpkin carving kit, follow the pattern made from the cookie cutter to cut out the image, making sure to cut all the way through. I poked mine up and down all the way around the shape.

From the outside of the pumpkin, push in the pumpkin piece and discard. If the shell is really thick you may need to use a regular hammer to gently hammer the shape through. We chose a pumpkin, cat, skull and cross bones and a fall leaf.

Continue hammering the cookie cutter shapes through the pumpkin until you have the desired amount of shapes.

Place a candle inside of the pumpkin and display at dark. If you have some metal cookie cutters collecting dust, it's time to break them out for this fun project.

For more great pumpkin carving ideas check out my fellow Walmart Moms and their ideas.

To start carefully cut out a circle at the bottom of your pumpkin. Lift out the bottom and using the scraping tool remove the seeds from the inside the pumpkin. (Save the seeds for roasting or planting)

Place a cookie cutter on the pumpkin and tap firmly with a rubber mallet until half of the cookie cutter has pierced the pumpkin's shell.

Using needle nose pliers remove the cookie cutter. It will take a couple times of pulling to get the cutter out.

Using the serrated saw from a pumpkin carving kit, follow the pattern made from the cookie cutter to cut out the image, make sure to cut all the way through. I poked mine up and down around the shape.

From the outside of the pumpkin, push in the pumpkin piece and discard. If the shell is thick you may need to use a regular hammer to gently hammer the piece through.

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